2017 Alaska Statutes
Title 8. Business and Professions
Chapter 26. Private Professional Conservators and Guardians
Article 4. Discipline
Sec. 08.26.130. Grounds for disciplinary action.

The department may take disciplinary action against an individual under AS 08.01.075 or refuse to issue or renew a license if the department determines that the individual

(1) obtained or attempted to obtain a license under this chapter through deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation;

(2) has not complied with the standards of conduct established by the department under AS 13.26.001;

(3) forfeited a license in this or another jurisdiction as a result of deceit, fraud, intentional misrepresentation, or professional incompetence;

(4) has been found by a court in this state to have engaged in professional misconduct or incompetence;

(5) has advertised the individual's services in a false or misleading manner;

(6) has been convicted, including a conviction based on a guilty plea or plea of nolo contendere, of a felony or other crime that affects the individual's ability to provide services competently and safely for the ward or protected person;

(7) has been found to have abandoned, exploited, abused, or neglected a vulnerable adult; in this paragraph, "vulnerable adult" has the meaning given in AS 47.24.900;

(8) has failed to comply with this chapter or with a regulation adopted under this chapter;

(9) has continued or attempted to practice after becoming unfit due to professional incompetence;

(10) has failed to maintain certification by a nationally recognized organization in the field of

(A) guardianships, if the individual was issued a private professional guardian license; or

(B) conservatorships, if the individual was issued a private professional conservator license; or

(11) fails to maintain a bond or other surety as required by a court order.